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In peacetime you can ground your entire fleet of a type of aircraft when an issue is discovered (as has been done for almost every model of military plane flyin
by hylaride 3y ago
In peacetime you can ground your entire fleet of a type of aircraft when an issue is discovered (as has been done for almost every model of military plane flying at some point). In wartime you don't have that luxury and you need to go, go, go. If there was a war, none of the following groundings would have happened even if a very serious issue was discovered:
* https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-f156nov06-story.html https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-f156nov06-story.html
* https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/12/17/all-navy-f-a-18-e-f-super-hornets-growlers-grounded-after-incident-injuring-aircrew/ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2016/12/17/all-navy...
* https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-f-22-raptor-grounding-due-to-suspected-toxins-says-report/ https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsusaf-f-22-rapto...
* https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2023/04/29/armys-decision-to-ground-apache-helicopters-provides-key-crisis-management-lessons/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/edwardsegal/2023/04/29/armys-de...